Philadelphia Eagles NFL player and former Vanderbilt player Jordan Matthews waves to the crowd during homecoming game at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Shelley Mays/The Tennessean

Vanderbilt let another one slip through its grasp in a 37-27 loss to Florida this week. That brings up the question: Are the Commodores close or is this as good as they can get?

If it's as good as they can get, what does that mean for the job security of coach Derek Mason?

As these questions swirl, there's one thing columnist Joe Rexrode and beat writer Adam Sparks can agree on – and Gators coach Dan Mullen should heed the warning: Of all the SEC coaches, Mason is not the one you'd want to scrap with.

Those topics and more on the latest edition of Breaking Down the 'Dores.